What Is Love?

The following article was first presented roughly seven years ago.   Of course, I had a little help from my spirit companion ... Antari!  :-)

Seeing how St. Valentine's Day is less than a week away, I thought I would repost it!

What Is Love?

The definitions of Love is as vast as the Universe itself.  It is the only emotion that has it's own Holiday (St. Valentine's day), it's the only emotion that has more songs and poems dedicated in it's name than anyone could possibly count or remember. 

But do you, as an individual, really comprehend and fully understand the true definition of Love?

Love can be found anywhere & everywhere.  And best of all,  when you least at expect it!

There are different levels of love such as love for your spouse,  your boyfriend/girlfriend; the love you have for your parents and your assorted relatives & siblings; the love for a child, a pet or a dear close friend. All of these are the varying levels of Love.  And while each of these levels go from one degree to another, they all have one vital thing in common ...  it exists in our lives. 

But what is Love?  Really?

Love is energy in it's purest and most concentrated form.  It is the most powerful energy in the entire Universe. In fact, it is Love that created the Universe itself; and it is Love that binds it together.

Throughout human history all the way to this present day 21st Century,  obsessions and addictions, pain & abuse  has been, and continues to be, equated to (and with) Love!

In fact, the number one emotion that has been and continues to be equated with Love is ... fear.    It is the only emotion known to humankind to have this claim to fame!  Bet you didn't know that ... did you?

How many of you reading this right now (and be HONEST) have equated your obsession and/or addiction to Love? 

Ok, I'll make it easier for you by asking you the following questions:

• Do you find yourself not wanting to let go of a person?  Do you find yourself saying, "I can't let them go, I've tried!"? 

• Do you find yourself with this seeming "need" to hear their voice, even if it is only a recording, i.e., voice mail?  Do you find yourself with this seeming "need" to see them ... if only from a distance or a photograph?

• Do you go out of your way to just "happen" to be somewhere, be it in a store, out on the street and/or online, somewhere you know they are going to be so you can just "casually" run into them?

This is not Love! It is an addiction which often leads to becoming an obsession.  And by the way folks, on some levels and in some states, the above is considered stalking! 

But even if it is being done on the most innocent of levels, if you find yourself doing these things ... you are in a state of addiction/obsession and not in the state of Love. 

Love, true and genuine Love, is Freedom for all  parties involved.  It is the Freedom of being.  It is the state in which you are truly happy whether you are with the one you love or not.  Love does not cling or hold on to another.  Love does not need anything to feel complete and whole.  It just IS.